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So, who are the real superstars in today's NBA? How many are there? How many teams have them? Let's define them then:
IMHO -
ATLANTIC
Boston - (3) - KG, Pierce, Ray Allen
New Jersey - Vince Carter??
Philly - None. Brand???
NY - None
Toronto - Bosh
CENTRAL
Cleveland - Lebron
Detroit - None. AI?
Chicago - Not yet
Milwaukee - None
Indiana - None
SOUTHEAST
Orlando - Dwight
Atlanta - None
Miami - Dwade
Charlotte - None
Washington - None
NORTHWEST
Denver - Carmelo, Billups >>?
Portland - None yet, IMHO
Utah - D Williams???
Minnesota - None
OKC - None
PACIFIC
Lakers - Kobe, Pau
Suns - (3) Shaq, Amare, Nash
Clippers - Baron???
GS - None
KINGS - None
SOUTHWEST
Houston - Tmac, Yao, Artest >>>??
New Orleans - CP3
San Antonio - Duncan, Parker, Manu >>>?
Dallas - Dirk, Kidd
Memphis - None
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So, how is a superstar defined? IMHO, I believe it's not by popularity or fame -- but a mixture of that with a proven winner who can carry his team on any given night.
So based on this thesis: Here are today's NBA superstars:
The Celtics 3
Lebron
AI
Dwight
Dwade
Billups
Kobe
Pau
Shaq
Amare
Nash
Tmac
CP3
Duncan
Parker
Manu
Dirk
Kidd
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ANYONE MISSING?
IMHO -
ATLANTIC
Boston - (3) - KG, Pierce, Ray Allen
New Jersey - Vince Carter??
Philly - None. Brand???
NY - None
Toronto - Bosh
CENTRAL
Cleveland - Lebron
Detroit - None. AI?
Chicago - Not yet
Milwaukee - None
Indiana - None
SOUTHEAST
Orlando - Dwight
Atlanta - None
Miami - Dwade
Charlotte - None
Washington - None
NORTHWEST
Denver - Carmelo, Billups >>?
Portland - None yet, IMHO
Utah - D Williams???
Minnesota - None
OKC - None
PACIFIC
Lakers - Kobe, Pau
Suns - (3) Shaq, Amare, Nash
Clippers - Baron???
GS - None
KINGS - None
SOUTHWEST
Houston - Tmac, Yao, Artest >>>??
New Orleans - CP3
San Antonio - Duncan, Parker, Manu >>>?
Dallas - Dirk, Kidd
Memphis - None
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So, how is a superstar defined? IMHO, I believe it's not by popularity or fame -- but a mixture of that with a proven winner who can carry his team on any given night.
So based on this thesis: Here are today's NBA superstars:
The Celtics 3
Lebron
AI
Dwight
Dwade
Billups
Kobe
Pau
Shaq
Amare
Nash
Tmac
CP3
Duncan
Parker
Manu
Dirk
Kidd
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ANYONE MISSING?